Accidents that have caused serious injuries or death at the Great America amusement park include:

1980: A 13-year-old boy was killed while attempting to board the Willard’s Whizzer roller coaster. Several others were injured.

1989: Two boys intentionally jumped out of the Loggers’ Run ride. One was killed and the other fell onto a platform and was injured.

1991: Two couples were injured on the Yankee Clipper as their boat hydroplaned and then capsized, leaving the riders temporarily trapped under the upside-down boat. The attraction was later modified to include a bump at the bottom of the drop to prevent hydroplaning.

1998: After riding Flight Deck, a 24-year-old Spanish-speaking man from Hayward who could not read the English-language warning signs, entered a locked, gated area underneath the ride to retrieve his hat. He was hit by the foot of a passenger on the Flight Deck train and later died. The passenger suffered a broken leg.

1999: A disabled 12-year-old boy fell to his death on Drop Tower after slipping from the ride’s restraints, which were still locked at the end of the ride.

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